Origenist controversy

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The Origenist controversy was a major theological dispute in the early Christian Church over the teachings and legacy of the theologian Origen, particularly concerning issues like the pre-existence of souls and the eventual restoration of all beings.

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Label Occurrences
Origenist controversy canonical 4
Origen against charges of heresy 1
Origenist debates 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological dispute
doctrinal controversy
theological controversy
associatedCouncil Fifth Ecumenical Council
Second Council of Constantinople
concerns legacy of Origen
teachings of Origen
concernsDoctrine allegorical interpretation of Scripture
apokatastasis
eternity of hell
eventual restoration of all beings
nature of the resurrection body
pre-existence of souls
subordination of the Son
universal restoration
endTime 6th century
hasPeriod first Origenist controversy
second Origenist controversy
hasTheologicalTheme freedom of the will
interpretation of Scripture
nature of salvation
origin and destiny of rational creatures
historicalImpact contributed to suspicion of Origen’s speculative theology
shaped later Christian views on universalism
involves Origenists
linked to: Origen

anti-Origenists
bishops
emperors
monastic communities
location Constantinople
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Egypt
Palestine
mainSubject Origen
notableFigure Epiphanius of Salamis
Evagrius Ponticus
Jerome
John Chrysostom
Justinian I
Leontius of Byzantium
Rufinus of Aquileia
Theophilus of Alexandria
partOf history of Christian theology
relatedTo Alexandrian episcopal politics
anathemas against Origenist propositions
condemnation of Origen
monastic conflicts in Palestine
religion Christianity
startTime late 4th century

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Palladius of Helenopolis participantIn Origenist controversy
Rufinus of Aquileia associatedWith Origenist controversy
Catechetical School of Alexandria influenced Origenist theology
linked to: Origenist controversy
Pamphilus of Caesarea defended Origen against charges of heresy
linked to: Origenist controversy
Apology against Jerome historicalContext Origenist controversy
Apology for Origen context Origenist controversy
Apology for Origen associatedWith Origenist debates
linked to: Origenist controversy